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Perry Street resident has SUV damaged in hot grease incident
The following photos were submitted by a Perry Street resident showing an SUV that was damaged when four teens threw a frying pan containing hot grease on Sunday afternoon. The teens allegedly were fighting with another resident in the neighborhood when one of them threw the frying pan at the resident’s house. The pan bounced, hitting the SUV and a truck and spattering the two vehicles with hot grease. The owner of the SUV said the grease blistered the SUV’s paint and stained the molding.
The owner called Columbia Borough Police, who responded and took the report but did not take the frying pan as evidence. Reportedly, police responded to Perry Street again at about 10:15 p.m. for an argument at the same house.
Grease spatter marks on the SUV:
Frying pan that contained hot grease:
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October events at the library
Learn about Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith this evening at the library
Parking change due to library construction
Yard waste pickup ends October 16, leaf pickup starts October 23
Lancaster officials considering legal action against UGI – Will Columbia follow suit?
Wherever the new lines go in, UGI is replacing all the gas meters — almost always putting them outside, even where they were inside before.
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Hinkle's Pharmacy and Restaurant to close October 25
Columbia Library breaks ground for upcoming expansion
Helmets and shovels standing ready for the groundbreaking
The Columbia Public Library broke ground Sunday afternoon to mark the official kick-off of a $2.5 million expansion and renovation project. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 10.0px; line-height: 27.0px; font: 16.0px Times; color: #444444; -webkit-text-stroke: #444444; background-color: #ffffff} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Construction will take about nine months to complete. The expansion will provide more space for the library’s book collection, as well as extra meeting space for the community’s use.
A new reading terrace will overlook Locust Street Park. The project also will expand the children’s area and circulation areas and provide additional support facilities for staff and designated areas for art displays.
The existing building on South 6th Street was built in 1960 next to Park Elementary. The last expansion was done in 1973.
About 75 people attended the event.
Spencer, the library mascot, attended the event.
Students from Our Lady of the Angels collected pennies for the project.
A wheelbarrow of pennies
The groundbreaking
Children did a second groundbreaking – just in case.
Architectural plan of the proposed expansion
Architect’s renderings of the project are shown below:
Columbia Borough scored near the bottom on standardized tests
“The PSSAs are as much or even more of a measure of a community’s wealth than it is of academic achievement,” Columbia Superintendent Hollister said.
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